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Engineering Notebook
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Engineering Notebook
• What Is an Engineering Notebook?• Why Keep an Engineering Notebook?• Who Keeps an Engineering Notebook?• Contents• Engineering Notebook Sections• Best Practices
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What Is an Engineering Notebook?
An engineering notebook is a book in which an engineer will formally document, in chronological order, all of his/her work that is associated with a specific design project.
• Clear and detailed description of your design process
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Why Keep an Engineering Notebook?
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An engineer’s notebook is recognized as a legal document that is used in patent activities to…
• Prove the origin of an idea that led to a solution
• Prove diligence in turning the idea into a solution
• Prove when an idea became a working solution (“reduced to practice”).
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Who Keeps an Engineering Notebook?
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College engineering students• Develop time management
skills• Improve research,
documentation and communication skills
• Basis for professional presentation of work
Engineers that work on R & D• Legal documentation of work• Continuity in projects
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Contents
• Discovering the problem• Research• Sketches with labels and
descriptions• Brainstorming• Calculations• Your daily thoughts and
ideas• Pictures
• Expert input (names, positions, contact info, details of conversations)
• Work session and meeting summaries
• Test procedures, results, and conclusions
• Digital technical drawings• Design modifications
Everything you do/think related to a specific design project
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Engineering Notebook Sections
• Title Page • Table of Contents• General Chronological
Entries• References• Business/Expert Contacts
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Best Practices
• Quad ruled paper• Bound • All work is in pen• All pages are
– Numbered– Dated– Signed by the designer– Signed by a witness– Include a statement of the
proprietary nature of notebook
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Best Practices
• Do not leave blank space. If there is extra space, draw an X or a line across it and sign.
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Best Practices
• If you make a mistake, draw a line through it, enter the correct information, and initial the change.
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Best Practices
• Date each entry
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Best Practices
• Cut and paste print-outs of digital files that you create or use as reference.
• Sign your name so that it extends across both the notebook page and the inserted document.
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Best Practices
• Sign and date each page before the next page is begun.
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Best Practices
• Sketches– Label all parts of the
sketch– Describe each sketch
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Best Practices
• Progress Entries– Reflect on tasks
accomplished, successes, and failures
– Reflect on future needs and tasks to be completed
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Best Practices
Be NEAT, be ACCURATE,
be LEGIBLE, and be THOROUGH.
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Engineering Notebook
• What Is an Engineering Notebook?• Why Keep an Engineering Notebook?• Who Keeps an Engineering Notebook?• Contents• Engineering Notebook Sections• Best Practices